JP2016123559A - ゴルフボール - Google Patents
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3 陸部
5 ディンプル
10、20、30、40、50、60、70 凹部または凸部
12 内側輪郭部分
14 外側輪郭部分
16 接続輪郭部分
17V 凹部の底面
17X 凸部の表面
Claims (6)
- 表面に複数のディンプルを備えたゴルフボールであって、前記複数のディンプルのうちの少なくとも1つの外周に、複数の凹部または凸部が断続的に配置されており、前記複数の凹部または凸部はそれぞれ、当該凹部または凸部が外周に配置されたディンプルの輪郭と略相似形状の輪郭を、その一部として備え、前記複数の凹部または凸部のそれぞれの長さは、当該凹部または凸部が外周に配置されたディンプルの外周の1/10以上から1/2未満までの範囲の長さであるゴルフボール。
- 前記凹部または凸部と当該凹部または凸部が外周に配置されたディンプルとの間の距離は、1mm以下である請求項1に記載のゴルフボール。
- 前記凹部または凸部のディンプルに隣接する輪郭部分と、それと反対側の輪郭部分とが、同心円の弧の形状である請求項1又は2に記載のゴルフボール。
- 前記凹部または凸部のディンプルに隣接する輪郭部分が直線形状であり、それと反対側の輪郭部分が曲線の形状である請求項1又は2に記載のゴルフボール。
- 前記複数の凹部または凸部が、前記ディンプルの外周に二重以上に配置されている請求項1〜4のいずれか一項に記載のゴルフボール。
- 前記凹部の深さ又は前記凸部の高さが、0.5mm以下である請求項1〜5のいずれか一項に記載のゴルフボール。
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JP2014265879A JP6377521B2 (ja) | 2014-12-26 | 2014-12-26 | ゴルフボール |
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US9707451B1 (en) * | 2015-12-31 | 2017-07-18 | Acushnet Company | Golf ball having dimples with concentric grooves |
US10653920B2 (en) | 2015-12-31 | 2020-05-19 | Acushnet Company | Golf ball having dimples with concentric or non-concentric grooves |
US10300340B2 (en) | 2015-12-31 | 2019-05-28 | Acushnet Company | Golf balls having volumetric equivalence on opposing hemispheres and symmetric flight performance and methods of making same |
US10195486B2 (en) | 2015-12-31 | 2019-02-05 | Acushnet Company | Golf ball having dimples with concentric or non-concentric grooves |
US10420986B2 (en) | 2016-08-04 | 2019-09-24 | Acushnet Company | Golf balls having volumetric equivalence on opposing hemispheres and symmetric flight performance and methods of making same |
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